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Surreal Illustration and Design

I am an Illustrator and full time art teacher in Baltimore, MD. I live with my maker/artist/creative fiance, Nicholas Van Gorden of Van Gorden Woodworks. Together, we fill our one bedroom apartment with paintings, piles of raw lumber, and a bug-eyed greyhound named Dorian.

My new series of illustrations, “Boats and Ladders,” is designed as a group of surreal and dream-like images. Many of the sketches for this series were made sitting side-by-side with my high school art students, doodling as they told me stories about their lives. In these moments, they shared their triumphs and misgivings with me and many quirky stories that only a high school student could tell. This unique art making environment allows me to open up to the process of automatic drawing, giving the doodles an honesty that they would otherwise lack. The final gouache illustrations are created using the drawings as inspiration, with a focus on the distinct mood created by careful color choices. This world is the stuff of dreams... and what better way to fill up reality?

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Last updated onAugust 19, 2015

Welcome to the Marlena Murtagh Illustration Etsy! I specalize in dream-like and surreal Illustrations. Original gouache paintings are reproduced for the Etsy site using the Giclee printing process. This process utilizes archival quality inks on a thick, watercolor paper, designed to last a lifetime. Enjoy the images and feel free to contact me for more information!

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